Karen Bradley says she is still minded to refer takeover to competition regulator, but needs more time to consider submissions
Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take over Sky has been dealt a blow after the culture secretary said she needed more time to deliberate before calling in the competition regulator after being inundated with tens of thousands of submissions opposing the £11.7bn deal.
Karen Bradley said she had hoped to be able to make a final decision on whether to ask the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the deal before parliament breaks up for summer on Friday.